A chilled seafood macaroni salad for hot summer days featuring small shrimp and either imitation or real crab meat.
Ingredients
- 5 large eggs
- 3 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
- 0.5 pounds fresh shrimp , peeled and deveined
- 0.5 pounds crabmeat
- 2 stripss celery , diced
- ½ onion , minced
- 0.5 greens bell pepper , diced
Instructions
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Prepare salad: Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 15 minutes. Remove eggs from hot water, cool under cold running water, and peel. Slice 1 egg for garnish; chop remaining 4 eggs.
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Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.
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Combine shrimp, crab, macaroni, chopped eggs, celery, onion, and bell pepper in a large bowl.
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Make dressing: Whisk together mayonnaise, milk, cocktail sauce, dill, mint, salt, sugar, and hot pepper sauce in a medium bowl until well combined.
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Pour dressing over macaroni mixture; mix thoroughly. Sprinkle with paprika and garnish with egg slices. Seal the bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator, 4 to 6 hours.
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